William Shirer
Type: Person
As of November 2026, William Shirer has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025).
William Lawrence Shirer was an American journalist, war correspondent, and historian. His history of Nazi Germany, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (1960), has been read and cited in scholarly works for more than 60 years; its 50th anniversary was marked by a new edition of the book.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History |
Who talks about William Shirer on podcasts?
Tom Holland brought up William Shirer; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History.
- Would Britain Have Beaten an Invasion in 1940? on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025) — Tom Holland
What is William Shirer mentioned alongside?
William Shirer is most often mentioned alongside Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, Joseph Stalin and Marshall Pétain.
Mentioned together: Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, Joseph Stalin, Marshall Pétain, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Richard J. Evans, Lord Halifax, Germany, National Assembly, Estonia, Sir Max Hastings